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Getting Away is a Bookseller July 2025 Pick
Getting Away has been selected by Lauren Brown at The Bookseller as one of the top 10 fiction books for July! It was not only pulled out...

Kate Sawyer
5 days ago


Special Launch Event For Getting Away in Bury St Edmunds
Join us for an evening with local award-winning author Kate Sawyer on the eve of the release of her third novel  Getting Away &  to...

Kate Sawyer
5 days ago


Getting Away Cover Reveal!
I am absolutely delighted to share the cover of my upcoming third novel Getting Away which will be released this 3rd July 2025 and is...

Kate Sawyer
Feb 7


New Novel 'Getting Away' Coming July 2025
I'm really pleased to announce that my next novel GETTING AWAY will be coming from my new publishers Zaffre in July 2025. I'll share more...

Kate Sawyer
Jul 17, 2024


Programme Curator of Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival
After a year of working with Bury St Edmunds literature festival's committee, I have been appointed as the festival's 'Programme...

Kate Sawyer
Jul 17, 2024


This Family is Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for March 2024
I'm absolutely delighted to share that This Family has been selected as Waterstones Fiction Book of The Month for March. This Family will...

Kate Sawyer
Mar 16, 2024


New look THIS FAMILY coming 29/2/24
I'm thrilled to reveal the beautiful new cover for the paperback release of THIS FAMILY which will be out in all good bookshops and...

Kate Sawyer
Jan 23, 2024


The Stranding on BBC2 Between The Covers
The Stranding will be featured on BBC2's Between The Covers this week as comedian and presenter Ellie Taylor choses it as her BYOB (Bring Yo

Kate Sawyer
Dec 8, 2023


Visiting Ruth & Nik's Beach from The Stranding
As those of you who follow me on social media will be all too aware, I spent much of October and November travelling the length and...

Kate Sawyer
Nov 13, 2023


Cheltenham Lit Fest
I'm delighted to share that I'll be appearing at this year's Cheltenham Lit Fest alongside Georgina Moore, author of THE GARNETT GIRLS,...

Kate Sawyer
Aug 18, 2023


This Family Launch Party
Last week I had the most glorious launch party for THIS FAMILY at Daunt Books in Marylebone, London. After THE STRANDING being released...

Kate Sawyer
May 19, 2023


THIS FAMILY - OUT NOW
It is my dearest wish, that after so long apart, I am able to bring this family together for my wedding day. This house. This family....

Kate Sawyer
May 18, 2023


This Family Book Tour - Events
I'm delighted to share that I will have a wonderful line-up of in person events in May and June to celebrate the publication of THIS...

Kate Sawyer
Apr 17, 2023


1 Year of Novel Experience Podcast
This week I am celebrating a year of Novel Experience my podcast about writing and books for writers, readers and anyone who dreams of...

Kate Sawyer
Mar 23, 2023


Judging SNAP short story competition for University of Suffolk
I was very honoured to be asked to judge this years SNAP Awards by the creative writing faculty at University of Suffolk. The standard of...

Kate Sawyer
Mar 15, 2023



Kate Sawyer
Jan 2, 2023


This Family Cover Reveal
I am delighted to reveal the cover of my second novel that will be published by Coronet books in the UK, Eire, Australia and New Zealand...

Kate Sawyer
Dec 2, 2022


This Family - now available to pre-order
Although the cover is yet to be revealed, I am very excited that my second novel, This Family is now available to order ahead of its UK,...

Kate Sawyer
Oct 19, 2022


Folk East Festival
I had a wonderful weekend at Folk East Festival this weekend. It was suh a thrill to meet so many new readers after a packed tent while I...

Kate Sawyer
Aug 22, 2022


Book at Bedtime on R4 from 13th June
I'm delighted to share that The Stranding will be BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime for the week of 13th June. It will be read by actress...

Kate Sawyer
May 19, 2022
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